Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 20.7 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 25.1 | |
| 2016 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 26.9 | |
| 2018 | 25.8 | |
| 2019 | 30 | |
| 2020 | 28.8 | |
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 32.2 | |
| 2023 | 24.3 | |
| 2024 | 23 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Damian Lillard ranks #92 in Basketball
Damian Lillard ranks 92nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 747th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 76, Honours 72, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2012–present with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 9, olympic golds 1, all-nba selections 7, career points per game 25.1.
Immediately ahead sits Willis Reed on 81.0, a gap of 2.3 points. Directly behind is Jayson Tatum on 80.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Damian Lillard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lillard stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2022. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Damian Lillard — frequently asked
- Is Damian Lillard the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Damian Lillard ranks 92nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 78.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Damian Lillard's GOAT Score?
- 78.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Damian Lillard rank all time?
- 747th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 92nd within Basketball.
- Damian Lillard vs Willis Reed: who ranks higher?
- Willis Reed, on 81.0 against Damian Lillard's 78.7 — a margin of 2.3 points.